Graham Arnold announced short-term coach of Socceroos

Last friday, Football Federation Australia (FFA) announced that Graham Arnold had been appointed as the Socceroos coach for their next two Asian Cup qualifying matches. This came as no surprise since he coached the Socceroos when they played their first Asian Cup qualifier back in Febuary earlier this year. That match was against Bahrain in Bahrain where a second-grade Australian side were able to conjur up a 3 - 1 victory.

The announcement about Graham Arnold comes as no surprise and I expect him to coach the rest of the qualifying. But the question is: will he be the one to lead the Socceroos when it comes time for the Asian Cup? Guus Hiddink believed he could and so far Hiddink has yet to be proven wrong. Lyon coach: Gerald Houllier didn't sign because FFA could not afford to pay him the amount he wanted. There is also some belief by the Socceroos that Guus Hiddink could come back to coach them to the next World Cup as he is only contracted to Russia until 2008. Hoping for Hiddink to be back might ward off some potential coaches who are interested in the Socceroos job. All in all, this has created a situation where I don't see a new national coach being signed up anytime soon and I would not be surprised to see Graham Arnold taking the reins when it come for Australia to take part in its first Asian Cup. What do you think? Do you reckon he has what it takes?